quadrant — English Dictionary

Noun

1. One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.

   Examples

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   Kids, I swear, I'm gonna love all of you, and equally. I'll be dividing my love into seven equal sections, or "Love Quadrants". Each quadrant will be worth 15 "Love Units" represented by these small brass marbles. You may use these marbles as currency amongst yourselves. Collect 35 "Love Units", you can trade those in for a beach towel with my face on it.

   Ops wanted some initiative, blew up their entire quadrant. I'm movin' like Oppenheimer.

2. One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.

3. One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.

4. A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.

5. One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.

Noun

1. A square or quadrangle.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

   Examples

   There is an outcourt or quadrant, whereof one side is a gallery to walk in, being in length six hundred feet.

Noun

1. a quarter of the circumference of a circle

   Synonyms

   quarter-circle

   Broader terms

   line

2. any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes

   Broader terms

   areacountry

3. the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle

   Broader terms

   areacountry

4. a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies

   Broader terms

   measuring instrumentmeasuring systemmeasuring device